Relationship of Leisure Time Activities and Psychological Distress in School Children

Indian Pediatr. 2019 Aug 15;56(8):686-688.

Abstract

This questionnaire study on 400 school children found that severe psychological distress using the K 10 scale was seen in 38 (9.5%), and 162 (40.5%) had less than 2 hours of leisure time daily. The prevalence of severe distress was lower in children who had daily time with parents and daily leisure time.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Observational Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Leisure Activities / psychology*
  • Male
  • Psychological Distress*
  • Risk Factors
  • Stress, Psychological / diagnosis
  • Stress, Psychological / epidemiology
  • Stress, Psychological / etiology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Time Factors